China’s graft watchdog confirms investigations of former civil affairs minister and deputy
Both officials were removed from their posts in November, when sources said they were being investigated
China’s former civil affairs minister Li Liguo and his deputy are under investigation by the Communist Party’s top graft watchdog, an official said on Monday.
The announcement from an official with the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection confirmed a report by the South China Morning Post in November, which cited sources as saying Li and his deputy Dou Yupei were being investigated on suspicion of severe violations of party discipline, a euphemism for corruption.
Both officials were removed from their posts in the ministry in November.
Li was replaced as the civil affairs minister by former CCDI deputy chief Huang Shuxian in early November, and Dou was removed from his position as deputy minister a week later.
The news of their investigations was announced by Luo Dongchuan during a press conference in Beijing on Monday.